As we begin the assessment period in the Senior School at JPC, there are many questions regarding the meshing of assessment data.

The main purpose of meshing is to make results and rankings comparable between different subjects and groups of students. Meshing ensures groups are large enough to allow statistical comparisons. It is required in order to create a scaling group with 30+ students, as anything smaller cannot be used later in the scaling process.

Your scaling group, and therefore everyone you will be meshed with, can be found on BSSS student profiles under Unit Scores. Students’ marks are saved in databases called markbooks, and these markbooks are combined to perform a process called meshing.

Meshing aims to determine how students in each markbook compare, which is achieved through comparative tests and assignments. Scaling groups, the courses within them, and the meshing plan depend on cohort size, the school, and the tertiary cohort. It is important to note that students have the right to know a school’s meshing process and to contest unit scores or meshing outcomes.

Assessment is written so that marks between different subjects’ assessments are comparable, or a common task is given to determine the relative performance of groups. Moderation allows multiple classes to be combined into one markbook by creating assessment scores that are equal.

Moderation is when teachers compare student results for one assessment piece to ensure that attaining a certain mark is consistent across all assessments in different classes. For example, an A in Class 1 is equivalent to an A in Class 2. This is an alternative to meshing.

If you would like further information regarding the meshing process, please speak to a Faculty Coordinator or Miss Martin.

Miss Jenna Martin
Acting Senior Studies Coordinator